Disappearing bed.



Patented Dec. 30, 1913.

W. L. MURPHY. DISAPPEARING BED. APPLICATION FILED 00T.13, 1913.1,083,025.

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333518, JALLIFGJFLHIA, A CGRPQI Z.

EBISQEPEAREKZG- BED.

Specifimaion of Letters Patent:

igsplicatiml Eleni (Nit-022a? 155, 1913. Serial 2%. 7S 8511 T all whomit may wnccm Be it known that X. Yl ZLLEAM' L. Human, a citizen of theUnited Stales, and a. resident of {he city and. county of San Francisqo,a State Of California, have. invented certain KAPW and usefulImprovements in Disappearing Beds, of which the following is aspecification. The invention relates i0 (lisappearhig hs ls, analparticular to that type of disappearing beds knmvnas wall beds.

The abject of the iuvenlicm to .ir0vid a will heal constructinn wherebybe i'ezulil moved ink; and cut. of a much hiss width than the Width 0fAnozlwy object. of the invention is vicle a Wall bed CUHFYTUfilZliBDwlit0 pm ch gyei'mi'is ilie closet alas-1' is he closed, when the. bed.i;-.= in the mum The invention possigssw other advantageous feanues,which, with Im: ivill be set forth at lenglh lfl lllQ 'fnllmviiig; (lcsci'i 'itioi whre l almll outline in full that form of the inventionwhich 1 have .leciwl for illustration in the (lrmvings a-cmnpanyi'ng nmlforming part of the pi v,iit. speci nation. 'llie novelty If I theinvent on will be included in (hu cla ms si'icce-inlmg Sallil (ls--scriplion. From ll; it will he apparent um I (l0 not lmm my'elf u: theshowing made by said dizuvizi alicl description, I may adopt manyvariations within aha sr-opo of my invcmionzis exprewrd in saial claims.

ing to Sula. llKfiiWll Figure l is; :1 top or plan View of law 1 ldml(-lwet, the dolled limis 2w tion of the Mod as lll )\j pivot. Fig". theclear liml lll il' calling l'lzu p! FG'HIHL' (m h is an elevation )7 oneside {if i. show! g upon which the bwl a. 'i'uiigwi. l ig.

01" a; modified forn'i gum-unis of lll than ll'ie iurmei- :1 frngmen inplan vie-i 'of construction which a narrower cl zio n. Fig. 1 .1

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shown in the t a fragment in 'pllfl v; m .u. modified form (-1"; thecoustnz jiion -10Wn 12:

at its upper and with, groovecl wheels veilurzil members ASSIGNUR 'ZQMURPHY "WALL TlTiJN OE CALIFORNEA.

Patenmd Dee. 3%., 1913.

01." rollis F; beating on rail 3 and at its lower end engaging This armn gemenl ment. of

u'riuge is preferably 1 the rollers are rizonial members e mucus membersbeing suitably 1 swing l to the 9 frame ll i' atim'hml to the carriage 5at i 21 point llllifllll-Jtll a lwhvcenihu sides of Lhe lml 'i'v" and pmably to one side of ii w 1 e1 0 the bed. This pivfitzil.

'fimhly arrangetl by pmvid- 5 with fsrwzu'dly-projectwhich proi uebearings vertical rod which is secured to and lfim'er rails of the frame18.

bed its be for the the upper lVhen the moved from the closet into theroam, the carriage is moved forward on flue mil; 3 to move the pivotalCIHUPECUOP, between the point of bed and the carriage out of the closetand than the bed may be z'emlvezl on its pivot to can.

the head of lw he l in lie subg'mntially parallel. 'With the wall ofH10. mom. Thy; cnstruciion allows tl'w bed to he mc ve row close?" Inthe lSli'LlCllOl'i illustrated in I have s ur-W11 an zai'imigement 'whsl'ill ]12l1l(.=\\(3l' clmcr n'zziy he used. T 1'? rings is in ilsgnu-ed. consii'leinivly from the Wail. rum 1i i lllQ cimel m:-

luia ('losml when th liearl :ihernnf livs .subFt mllel will). (he \l'lll(if the TO0R11,

. me an zinc; in the carriage.

1 into and out of :1 nar- Fig. 3, ereby a he arms are made long? sollliti when (he c111- lgm'wmwl position, the 20d 18 l of the iliusmoving tin; center 0f rataljii'l farther cut of the closet, a he usedand he c1001 herl is ithe bed has been turned z ntia lly the caras maylfvfi lllk'iV ril backward so that ilm 1? pivoted to the so that ung toens side of l'lie l'iei i it is; in the 601 construction includes all ofthe advantages of 'lhe construction shown in Fig. 3 together with theadvantage previously mentioned, and 'l'lic fact that it may be used in adeep narrow closet or a shallow Wider closet. When the closet is narrowthe arms 17 will lie substantially porsllel with the closet wall, whenthe bed is in the closet, and when the closcl is wide and shallow thebed me be swung so that the arms 1? lie substantially pl pondiculsr tothe Wall, when the bed is in Tie closet.

I claim:

3.. The combination with a wall having a closet opening therein, of acarriage mounted to move horisontally in said closet, and a carryingframe of greater width than said opening; pivotslly attachedintermediate its sides in said carriage, whereby the carrying frame mayswingin s horizontal plane with respect to said carriage.

The contibinslzion with as wall having a closet opening therein, 01'rails arranged at one side of said closet, and extending sub slontisllvfor the depth thereof, a carriage mounted for travel on said rails, anda carry- :irznne of greater Width than said closet o1 ming pivotslly.attached intermediate its sides to the forward end of said carriage.

3. The combination with a wall having a closet opening therein, ofhorizontal rails arranged iii/one side of said closet, a carriagemounted for travel on said rails and a csrrying i'reniie'of greaterwidth than said clo et op ning pivotslly attached intermedi- 1 is: s dosto the front end of said car-- ii -go, sold. pivotal point being sopleced that carriage is in its forward osition,

,zle pivotal poini lies in front of Sci wall.

I 4. The combination with a wall. having a set opening therein, ofhorizontal rails orrangedsiz one side of said closet and ex- I 6th dayof October, 1913.

tending substantially for the depth thereof, a, carriage mounted fortravel on said rails, arms extending forwardly from said ourrings, and acarrying frame of greater width than said opening, pivotally attachedinter-. mediate its sides to said arms.

5. The combination with a wall having a closet opening therein, ofhorizontal rails errenged at one side of said closet, a carriage mountedfor travel on said rails, aiffils pivot-ally attached to the forward endof said carriage, and a carrying frame of greater width than said 0ening pivotally attached intermediate its sides to the other ends ofsaid arms. 1

IS. The combination with a wall having a closet opening therein, of acsrria e mounted to, move horizontally in said 0 oset, arms pivotallyattached to the front end of said carriage by vertical ivots, and ,acarrying frame of greater wi th than said opening, pivotally attachedintermediate its sides 'to said carriage.

7. The combination with a wall having a closet opening -therein, ofhorizontal rails arranged at one side. of said closet and extendingsubstantially for the depth thereof, a, carriage, rollers on saidcarriage en aging on opposite sides of said rails, vertica y disposedbearings arranged on said carriage* and a carrying frame of greaterwidth thansaid opening provided with a verticalrod arranged intermediatethe sides of said frame, engaging in said bearings;

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at San Francisco,Californis, this 7 WILLIAM L. MU PHY: In presence of- H. G. Pnos'r, M.Ls Conn.

